Elton John

The Retreat(Chords)

Elton John

Key: F

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verse 1 
     F                C/E                   Bb/D            F 
They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes 

          Bb                  F            G                C 
They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies 

      F                   C/E                Bb                F 
In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down 

         Bb                 F                C            F 
As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town 

verse 2 
           F                  C/E           Bb/D            F 
There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach 

            Bb          F             G         C 
There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete 

         F             C/E                 Bb                    F 
When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in 

Bb             F            C                  F 
Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind 

F C/E Dm F/C Bb F Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities Gm C Bb C Came the message from the front F C/E Dm F/C Bb C/A For the captains, captains quarters must retreat Gm7 C Bb F Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
verse 3 F C/E Bb F/C They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms Bb F G C They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms F C/E Bb F For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best Bb F C F That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest
F C/E Dm F/C Bb F Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities Gm C Bb C Came the message from the front F C/E Dm F/C Bb C/A For the captains, captains quarters must retreat Gm7 C Bb F Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
verse 4 F C/E Bb/D F On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop Bb F G C There's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops F C/E Bb F It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced Bb F C F With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp
F C/E Dm F/C Bb F Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities Gm C Bb C Came the message from the front F C/E Dm F/C Bb C/A For the captains, captains quarters must retreat Gm7 C Bb F Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks

Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin

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